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I live in Fort Payne, but the old family homestead is in Valley Head at the foot of the mountain just below Mentone. We have had a little luck with the sierra flat base but it's about the only one, can't remember it it was a 52 or 53, which ever is a FBHP, I worked with the Burger for a couple of months and about 300 bullets but only came up with one load that would satisfy my standards. I wouldn't' accept a load that wouldn't do well under 1/2" at 100 yds in my 223 and going to be picker than that with this new 308. Did you come down for the old June Jams?
Terry E. O'Neal

anyone tried VARGET powder in a 223 rem with 55grain fmj bullets"
Hodgdon Varget Powder .

I plan on trying some out this summer and from most of what I read and the people I talk to 55 would be the lightest bullet I would want to attempt to use the Varget with. It gave me some pretty good accuracy in a 225AI last year with the 55 varmint nightmares with some real good velocities. Going to try it out in my 308 this week end. Appears to work well in a lot of different calibers.

Try 26.5 grains of winchester 748 with the hornady 40gr V-Max. This is what I shoot in my Rem 700 BDL Varmint rifle. It will shoot 1/4 inch when I do my part. Last year the first 100rd. I shot 75 dogs with the round out to 300yds plus. Hope this helps

I have used 24.5 or RL7 behind the 40 V-Max for the last couple years. It shoots in the 3's in both my XR-100 and my custom 700.

I would still be shooting AA2200 if I could find any.

HM